National Highway 446 at the foot of Qilin Mountain——
On this straight section of road that is usually sparsely populated, several cars with their doors wide open were parked on both sides of the road.
The car was empty, with only instrument parts placed on the seats. All the staff of "Spiritual Affairs" and the five contestants rushed to the tree that was hit.
The tree trunk, which was as thick as a man could hug, was embedded in the dented and smoking front of the car, and half of the wood was turned over.
Several strong young men grabbed the base of the car and used all their strength to move the scrapped car backwards.
Because the car rushed into the woods on the right side of the road at high speed, the ground was covered with grass roots and soft soil mixed with stone chips, and the tires left two deep marks in the mud.
If you want to push the car out, the friction is much greater than on a flat concrete road, so even three or four adult men pushing the car together would still find it difficult.
Just as they were cheering in deep voices with red faces, they suddenly felt the vehicle they were pushing become lighter, and the vehicle that was originally moving slowly was pushed out more than one meter.
The staff member looked up with surprise and saw Gu Zhisang standing at the rear of the car at some point.
Her sleeves were slightly rolled up, revealing a white and slender wrist. She let go of the hand holding the rear seat with a normal expression, hiding her achievements and fame.
The moment she let go, the vehicle, which had become "light", became heavy again.
Staff: …
Although he was shocked by Gu Zhisang's strength, the more important thing now was his colleagues in the car.
Everyone quickly opened the car door and tried to pull the people out.
"Brother Wu? Xiao Zhang? Are you okay?!"
"Hurry up, hurry up and lift the car back. Don't force anyone to open the door. Old Wu's legs seem to be crushed by the deflated front of the car!"
“…”
After a rescue operation, the three staff members in the car were successfully rescued.
Among them, the driver Lao Wu was the most seriously injured.
One of his legs was stuck under the deformed front of the car, blood gushing out. The pain made him sweat profusely and he couldn't utter a word. He could only roar meaninglessly in pain.
Fortunately, there is an extraordinary spiritual doctor among this group of people: Bai Ci.
Without using any tools, Bai Ci just squatted in front of Lao Wu and placed his palm on the injured part of his leg, making clockwise circles in mid-air.
In just half a minute, the bleeding from Old Wu's leg gradually stopped, and the other people around him finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Director Li Chenghe was in a lot of trouble and couldn't help asking, "Master Bai Ci, Xiao Wu...?"
Bai Ci: "Did you call the ambulance?"
"I did call for help, but this place is too remote. It will take more than half an hour for the nearest ambulance to arrive..."
"Yeah, it's okay." Bai Ci nodded, thought for a moment and said soothingly: "Don't worry, you can save your leg."
Hearing these words, Old Wu, who was pale and covered in cold sweat, cried and laughed, gasped and kept saying words of gratitude.
Xiao Zhang, who was sitting in the passenger seat and was talking on the phone with the cameraman, was hit in the front when the car turned sharply. A purple swelling appeared on his head and traces of blood were running down the skin on his forehead.
In addition, his shoulders and arms close to the car window were also cut by the shattered glass.
Only the young man in the back seat was least injured.
To be precise, when he saw the abnormality around him for the first time, he was frightened and fainted, and his body fell limply into the back seat of the car.
When the car collided with the tree trunk, his body rolled under the car, and his ribs and waist were bruised. After he slowly woke up, he kept shouting that his body was in pain.
But after Bai Ci's examination, he confirmed that these were only superficial injuries, with no damage to the bones or internal organs.
After confirming that no one's life was in danger, everyone finally let go of their worries.
Gu Zhisang suddenly asked, "What did you just encounter?"
The others also came to their senses and followed up with another question: “Yeah, it really scared us to death!”
The young man's face froze when he woke up, and he couldn't help but recall the horrifying scene in his mind.
He trembled as he told the story of how he had done a good deed to save a pregnant woman, but the pregnant woman turned into a ghost:
"Anyway, I turned my head and saw that its face was covered with what looked like blood... I couldn't see the clothes on its body, but its limbs looked like they were burnt by fire. It was pitch black and skinny, and it emitted a very strange smell."
"Then I lost consciousness."
Just listening to his description, many staff members felt cold under their feet.
Li Chenghe couldn't help but look at Gu Zhisang and asked, "Sangsang, could it be that Xiao Zhang and the others encountered..."
The reason why he only asked Gu Zhisang was not only because in Li Chenghe's opinion, Gu Zhisang was the most capable among all the contestants;
It was also because she had just discovered that something was wrong with Xiao Zhang and the others, so she asked the cameraman to call them.
Gu Zhisang looked around and nodded, "It's what you thought. It's pretty fierce."
"And it hasn't gone far. It's right here."
Li Chenghe/audience:? ! !
Gu Zhisang continued, "'Ghost blocking the car' is usually a bad omen. The ghosts use their powers to blind the eyes of the people in the car, making them unable to see the obstacles and the road ahead. Fortunately, we were not driving by the river or on a bridge, otherwise they would not have hit the tree, but rushed directly into the lake."
"Generally speaking, when a 'ghost stops a car' to harm someone, it wants to find a substitute, but this ghost is obviously not like that. I don't feel that it wants to use these three people as substitutes. This is the most difficult part..."
"This shows that it simply wants to harm people."
The voice paused for a moment, and Gu Zhisang's eyes turned cold: "It's still nearby and unwilling to leave, which means it has not yet eliminated its evil intentions and is still interested in us."
At this time, the staff couldn't help but look up and look at the shaded trees on both sides of the road.
Influenced by Gu Zhisang's words, everyone always felt that something was watching them in secret and might jump out at any time, and they felt panic in their hearts.
Daisy's palm was pressed against the vehicle. She looked up and said, "There is indeed a very strong evil force in the car. It is very powerful. It ranks among the top five dark creatures I have ever seen!"
The other three also nodded, indicating that they had also sensed it and felt very uncomfortable.
Hearing what the contestants said, core employees like Li Chenghe, producers, and hosts, as well as the tens of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room who had just watched the pilot video, all knew that the young boy who had died mysteriously as mentioned by the person seeking help died on this road leading to Wata Village.
They were more frightened and nervous than the uninformed staff and contestants.
For a time, related terms such as #Spiritual Program Group Car Accident# and #The Most Dangerous Highway Qilin Mountain National Highway# directly rushed to the front row of hot searches, attracting a lot of attention.
[Everyone in the live broadcast room watched the car crash into the tree. My adrenaline surged while watching it, and my heart was beating in my throat! ]
[Help... My scalp is numb just by listening to the description. Should we continue filming this episode? Can the safety of the staff and contestants be guaranteed?]
[I have to say that my interest has been aroused. It's so exciting! I hope the production team can continue filming while ensuring safety. ]
Many netizens who had not originally followed the live broadcast were shocked after seeing the screenshots and screen recordings online, and directly entered the "Spiritual Affairs" live broadcast room which was still broadcasting.
Seeing the number of people increasing, the live broadcast room barrage was full of people asking the staff about the current situation. The host Liu Da hurriedly said:
"All three staff members are not in danger of death and are awaiting the arrival of an ambulance."
At this time, director Li Chenghe called Gu Zhisang and others, as well as several follow-up photographers, aside and said:
“Everyone should have some guesses about this help-seeking competition, which is to investigate the supernatural events in Watuo Village.
I didn't expect something like this to happen on the way into the village, so I came to seek the advice of the masters, should I continue into the village?"
"As for those of you who are filming and don't want to go, I won't force you. After all, this concerns personal safety."
Gu Zhisang nodded slightly: "I don't care, you can go."
She was quite interested in the area at the foot of Qilin Mountain where a faint gray mist was coming out, and the ghost pregnant woman mentioned by the staff member who had just had an accident.
None of the other contestants wanted to leave.
Three people who were filming were hesitant. After some hesitation, two of them decided to leave with the injured staff member.
After receiving the order to continue to enter the village and explore and shoot, Liu looked at the camera and said:
"After discussion and verification between the program team and the contestants, they decided to continue to go deeper into Watuo Village."
"This decision was made unanimously by all the players, and we will do our best to ensure the safety of the players."
The audience members were all in the live broadcast room calling on the production team to pay attention to safety;
Some people even joked that "the contestants and the program team don't know who is protecting whom yet."
After the ambulance arrived and carried the three injured away, the staff who decided not to follow left the national highway with the team responsible for towing the truck.
The rest of the people packed up and continued to drive to the foot of Qilin Mountain.
The young man who was responsible for filming Gu Zhisang did not leave.
He was sitting in the front row at this time. Although he had not yet calmed down from the incident just now, he felt inexplicably at ease when he thought that there was a super boss sitting behind him.
He couldn't help but ask, "Sister Gu, that was too weird! Those things... can they even control the speed of the car?"
顾之桑抬眸：“不是控制车，而是控制人。”
“你可以理解为刚刚所有人都进入了鬼打墙，只是最前面的那辆车倒霉，被重点关注了。”
受到影响的人并不是只有老吴他们那辆车上的人，而是整个车队的普通人。
当那阴物的气场蔓延到她的周身是，她第一时间就发现、并且将整辆车都笼罩在了自己庇护下。
拥有这样辐射能力的鬼物，在她眼里算得上‘挺凶’了。
顾之桑似有所感，抬眼看了看前方，“到了。”
只见窗外清晰可见的麒麟山脚下，一片错落的村庄林立在山脚的起伏的平原。
——
车子到达村口后，引来了不少村子里的村民围观。
其中大多数都是上了年纪的中老年人以及孩子，都穿着具有当地民族特色的服装，绕着车辆和节目组的人打量，说着顾之桑等人听不懂的民族方言。
人群中能看到的比较年轻的面孔，大多数都是女性。
直播间内有同样民族、听得懂民族方言的观众正在实时翻译。
原来节目组在来的路上耽搁了，就提前给说要接他们的瓦拓村族长、以及村里的干部打了个电话，告诉他们要晚一会儿到。
结果这些村民都知道，外乡人进来的时候出事儿了。
他们下午一直在讨论的也是这件事。
从村民们的对谈中可知，他们原本都觉得顾之桑这些外乡人要死在国道上，肯定到不了村子。
没想到他们不仅进来了，还一下子来了不少人！
人群中走出一位拄着拐、被人搀扶着的老年人，这就是这个村子里地位最高的老人。
他不会说普通话，旁边的中年男人就充当和节目组交谈接洽的对象。
男人名叫拉木，今年39岁。
拉木：“感谢各位外乡的朋友不远千里来帮助我们瓦塔村，你们节目组的要求我都清楚，也提前和村里的人都说好了，不会让他们影响到你们。”
李成河客客气气和他握手道：“麻烦老族长和各位兄弟姐妹了。”
“时间也不早了，那咱们现在就开始吧？让几个选手赶紧看一看。”
拉木点头之后，主持人大刘便道：
“我们现在所在的位置就是麒麟山瓦拓村的村中，此处环境优美民风淳朴，就像一处世外桃源。在这样一片土地上到底发生了什么样的诡事，让全村上下人心惶惶、不得安宁？”
“接下来，就请我们的五位选手在村中随意观察，去探寻村中的秘密。等所有选手都探查完毕后，我们再来统一揭晓答案！”
他话音落后，顾之桑等人便在瓦拓村中四散。
相较于其他人，顾之桑这边要安静许多。
她在村子里慢吞吞闲逛的时候几乎一言不发，只是偶尔看向某些地方时会稍稍停下脚步，沉思片刻。
让人觉得有些奇怪的是，从他们踏入这个村子，所见到的大多数人——尤其是成年人的脸上，都戴着口罩。
据村干部拉木所说，这是因为他们村子里的人腼腆、不喜欢和外面打交道。
知道他们要来村子里拍视频，也都不想露面。
这个理由也算合情合理。
可当顾之桑经过一栋破旧的吊脚楼时，一抬眼看到一个六七岁的小女孩儿站在窗户边偷偷打量着自己，她明明在室内，脸上也戴着一个手缝的花布口罩。
和顾之桑对视了两三秒钟，女孩儿就被骂骂咧咧的长辈一把扯进了屋里，那扇窗的窗帘也从里面拉上了。
她就这么漫无目的、如散步一般把村子走了个大半。
最后回到了集合地点时，其他人都已经到了，就剩她一个人。
大刘：“桑桑回来了！都准备好了咱们就开始吧。”
选手们的集合地点在瓦拓村一个空旷的麦场，这边提前摆好了椅子桌子，老族长坐在首位，用瘪瘪的嘴巴咂巴着烟枪。
周围还围了一伙听热闹的村人。
第一个上场的人是10号奚海红，同样也是节目中最后一个玄门之人。
她脸色有些凝重，说道：“我在你们村子里转了两圈，确实发现了一些问题。”
“首先你们村子中飘**着一些残魂碎片，是被一种比较凶猛、残忍的方法生生撕裂的，你们可以理解为灵魂被粉碎后残留的痕迹。残魂碎片不少，说明被撕碎的灵魂数量不止一个。
你们村子这段时间应该有不少人了，并且死相惨烈！”
奚海红的话刚一出口，坐在麦场两旁、能听得懂普通话的拉木等人便面色大变，面面相觑。
他们没想到这些外乡人真的有本事，竟然一眼就把村子里的怪事看出来了！
拉木点点头说道：“你没说错，我们村这段时间总有人出事！而且都很离奇。”
奚海红点点头说道：“离奇是对的，能够把魂魄绞碎的要么是能通灵、有一定能力的玄师……
要么就是极其凶残的厉鬼！”
闻言村里人的神情又是一变，不知道想到了什么有些难看。
奚海红说：“除此之外我还发现你们村子里有结界。”
大刘出声问道：“结界是什么东西？”
“就是类似阵法一样的存在。”奚海红说：“之所以我笃定这里有结界，是因为破碎的残魂是没有意识的，飘散在空中很容易随风而去，但是我在你们村子里观察的时候就发现了一个现象。”
“那些在村口的灵魂碎片只是一直打转，却无法随着风向再往外面飘……”
这自然就说明了，瓦拓村被一股无形的、看不到的力量笼罩了。
奚海红说：“但我也没见过这种结界，不清楚设下后对你们村里的人有没有影响。”
沉默片刻拉木冷冷道：“有的。”
“我们村里其中一个怪事就是，大家都走不出去村子了，明明是沿着村口的路往国道上骑车，可是就是会在同样的地方反复打转，怎么都走不出去。最可怕的是，有村民还在打转的时候隐约看到了什么东西……”
“这就是了，有这层力量在你们是离不开村子的。”
因奚海红的能力就是对阴魂格外敏感，说出这两点发现之后，她便直言自己没什么其他特别发现了。
紧接着第二个上场的选手，是泰籍降头师禾芈涂。
他一上来，直播间的观众们便被他肩膀上栩栩如生的木雕人偶像吸引住了。
只见那人偶浑身涂着金油，雕刻成嘴里叼着脐带、笑眯眯地模样，五官和肢体的细节都格外逼真。
正在直播间内观看节目的部分观众表示禾，芈涂人越来越邪乎了，行为举止也愈发地我行我素起来。
还有人说他肩上的人偶像看着，让人心里毛毛的。
但也有部分真的懂玄学、了解泰式巫蛊的观众表示，禾芈涂肩上的人像木雕偶，并不是他又在搞什么邪魔歪道，和国内的‘小鬼’也完全不同。
只要仔细看去就会发现，这个大的人偶像和禾芈涂脖颈上挂着的透明吊坠里、金色油水中浸泡的‘油鬼仔’的形象是一模一样的！
这说明禾芈涂的能力精进了，同时他养的那只‘油鬼仔’也越来越灵了。
从小樽中变成单独的人偶像，是这只‘油鬼仔’能力不断加深的表现。
有传言如果‘油鬼仔’的魂魄彻底修成、和人偶像融为一体，就能让人偶像‘活’过来，能跑能动像真正的婴儿一样。
之所以有人觉得那个‘油鬼仔’可怕，或许就是他们灵感较强，能够感应到人偶像中寄居的灵魂。
站定之后，禾芈涂说的第一句话，便是：
“这个村子有很强的诅咒，也有一只怨气非常强大的‘鬼仔’。”
他细长的指尖摸了摸肩头笑眯眯的金色人偶像，神情却有些难看：
“这一点是它告诉我的：‘这里有我的同类’，不可能出错。
所以你们村里有人干了丧尽天良的事情，养出了一个大邪祟！”
听到禾芈涂的话，围观的村民炸锅了，纷纷嚷了起来说他胡说，自己的村子不可能有人干这些事。
大刘看着有些愤怒的村民，忙打岔道：“咳咳，禾芈涂大师你说……同类？是指村子里有个小孩儿鬼？”
禾芈涂一字一顿：“不是鬼魂，而是鬼物，那个东西一定是有实体的。”
“因为我能感觉到，这个村子里确实有奚海红说的‘结界’，准确的说是诅咒，而那个鬼物应该就是诅咒的咒眼。”
“有人以那怨气极强的鬼物为祭，以自己生生世世为代价，赌咒这个村子里的人都不得好死、不得超生！”
他一边说一边双手捏着古怪的诀，似乎在做法演算着什么。
算完之后他强行咽下了喉头的腥甜，略显苍白的脸色更为严肃：
“我反复看了两三遍，确定自己没有算错。
此毒咒已经开始了一段时间了，如果你们村子里死了人，那必然和这诅咒脱不了干系。”
"An ordinary ghost cannot withstand such a powerful and wide-ranging curse. The curse eye must have a physical body as a sacrifice!"
Almost every time He Mi Tu said a word, the villagers' expressions changed by one degree.
Soon some emotional villagers began to curse, but they also spoke the language of the minority.
The audience in the live broadcast room also thought of something, and the audience of this ethnic group was also diligently translating:
[Someone in the village has raised a 'ghost boy'? Could it be the one that the program crew just crashed on the highway? Damn, they didn't specially get a pregnant woman just to raise a ghost boy...]
[The two women at the back were swearing, but they were not swearing at Xiao He. They were swearing at someone else. It sounded like a woman's name. The general meaning of the swearing was that this woman was shameless and did something bad, and ended up going crazy at the people in the village...]
[Thank you for your hard work translating, this is a lot of information, but I can be sure that the things happening in the village are indeed related to that ghost pregnant woman! ]
Liu Da asked: "Then may I ask contestant He Mi Tu, can you remove this curse?"
He Mi Tu: "I can, but I won't answer it."
He stroked the human idol on his shoulder, his tone cold.
If you want to break the curse and poison of this village, you have to fight against the cursed creature "Ghost" and the manipulator behind it.
He Mi Tu had a premonition that if he rashly fought, the 'Oil Ghost' that he had raised with so much effort would be destroyed in the fight.
Soon the third contestant: No. 2 Bai Ci came on stage.
This time, he held in his hands a hedgehog with light gray-black hairs for the first time in a long time.
After entering the stage, Bai Ci said: "After entering this village, I smelled a very strong medicinal fragrance, which is not the bitter smell of ordinary Chinese medicine."
"There should be patients in the village who have been seriously injured by unnatural forces. A spiritual doctor who knows medicine has already prescribed special medicines for these patients."
Ramu nodded and said:
"In our village, there are indeed two grandmothers who can tell fortunes. Whenever villagers have a headache or encounter any strange things, they will go to these two grandmothers for help."
Some viewers expressed regret after hearing this.
Because Bai Ci's greatest ability is "medicine". If there is a master who can treat illnesses in the village, then what he can do in this help-seeking match will be greatly reduced.
Unexpectedly, Bai Ci, who was holding the hedgehog, shook his head slightly and said:
"It's a pity that those two seniors can't treat the illnesses that the people in your village are suffering from now."
While the audience was in confusion and the villagers were shocked and panicked, he finally put on a serious face and stared at Lamu and the other villagers' faces seriously.
Bai Ci pointed his finger at his cheek and said, "All of you have lesions on your face."
"The reason you wear masks is not because you don't want to be on camera, but because your face is rotten and you can't be on camera and meet people."